Mixed feeling about this company (the main JP) - Software Engineer Mercari Employee Review

3.0
5 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The company has some great perks and work life balance - Company manages to attract some seriously talented engineers. - A lot of D&I initiatives and support for foreign engineers.

Cons

- Having stayed in the company for sometime, I feel the engineering standard has been on the decline recently. - Lot of politics especially in middle management, which normally wouldn't bother me as an engineer, but I have seen a lot unfair evaluations and most of the talented engineers leaving because of insufficient raises, meaningless politics, etc. Hence the ones that tend to remain are ones who cannot switch and the ones that the company attracts as as per the salary offered, which leads to point 1. - The evaluation and the career ladder is not transparent. - Management doesn't seem to care about its engineers and the HRBP always tries to lowball offers, so if you do get an offer, negotiate the initial offer like your life depended on it as it won't be increasing for a long time until you learn the importance of playing politics in workplace. - The increment is minimal each cycle, they are trying to fix it but only as a reaction, by which most people have already left

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5.0
15 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great direct management, team culture, growth opportunities. great worklife balance. The people are what makes this work so enjoyable.

Cons

The larger japanese company is the boss after all. US team switches up working structure & company priorities & strategies very frequently based on direction from japan team.

4.0
18 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, and a majority of coworkers from various departments are fantastic and creative.

Cons

Multiple directors have major egos and very little respect for those under them in the org.

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